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SB819
Assigned to Committee Authored by Lois Kolkhorst (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees. Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
RPT Priority #6: Secure the Electric Grid ENDORSED
SB 819 establishes a permitting and regulatory framework for renewable energy generation facilities in Texas with a capacity of 10 megawatts or more. It mandates permits for facility interconnection, public meetings for proposed facilities, and adherence to environmental impact reviews. The bill introduces minimum setback requirements, monitoring and reporting obligations, and an environmental impact fee to fund a cleanup program.
(S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Author (S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Campbell signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Huffman signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Hughes signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) King signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Middleton signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Parker signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Feb 7, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican
Mar 27, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 3, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 9, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 10, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 15, 2025
(S) Birdwell signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote
20250415_SB819_2R: Yea 22 (R 20, D 2) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 16, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
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(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Aaron Arguello for MOVE Texas Civic Fund (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Aaron Gregory for self (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Adrian Shelley for Public Citizen (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Alexander Moyeda for self (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Brian Zbylot for self (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Bristi Cure for self (with Invenergy LLC) (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Charlie Hemmeline for American Clean Power Association (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Chloe Crumley for self (with Audubon Texas) (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Christina Muna for self (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Conon Emmons for self (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Denisce Palacios for self (with Climate Cabinet) (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Emily Huynh for self (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Emily Vasquez for self (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Hesston Klenk for AES Corp. 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